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The Bay
Created byGregori J. Martin
Written byGregori J. Martin
Directed byGregori J. Martin
Kristos Andrews
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes62
Production
Executive producers
  • Gregori J. Martin
  • Kristos Andrews
Producers
Production companyLANYfilms Productions
Original release
NetworkBlip.tv
ReleaseSeptember 15, 2010 (2010-09-15) –
present

The Bay is a soap opera web series that premiered on September 15, 2010 at Blip.tv. Starring Mary Beth Evans as wealthy socialite Sara Garrett, the series was created by Gregori J. Martin. It is set in the posh seaside town of Bay City, where the privileged residents are entangled in one scandal, betrayal or love affair after the other.

The Bay won a 2015 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding New Approaches Drama Series, and was previously nominated for a Daytime Emmy in 2012 for Outstanding Special Class Short Format Daytime.

Plot

Sara Garrett rules the social set of Bay City, where passions run high and every relationship is complicated.

Cast

Series regulars

Guest cast

Episodes

Season Chapters Chapter
Episodes 		Total
Episodes 		Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 1–4
5 (Far From The Bay) 		16
8 		24 September 15, 2010 (2010-09-15) August 11, 2011 (2011-08-11)
2 6–7
HoliBays
8–9
10 (Darkside of The Bay) 		8
8
8
5 		29 October 27, 2011 (2011-10-27) September 6, 2012 (2012-09-06)
3 11–14 16 16 December 5, 2013 (2013-12-05) December 30, 2014 (2014-12-30)
4 15–16 8 8 TBA TBA

Casting and production

Created by Martin, The Bay was announced in May 2010, with Tristan Rogers, Lilly Melgar, John Callahan and Sandra Robinson attached to star.[17] Days later, We Love Soaps reported that Mary Beth Evans had been cast as the lead, Sara Garrett.[18] Matthew Ashford was added in July as Steve Jensen, Sara's rapist and the father of her eldest child, Brian.[19] By August 2010, Dylan Bruce had been cast as Brian, and Martha Madison as Sara's daughter Marly.[4] Around the same time, Rogers' character was identified as Police Commissioner Lex Martin, who shares a past with Sara, and Melgar was noted to be playing Janice Ramos, Sara's fiery nemesis.[4]

The Bay premiered in September 2010.[4][20] Martin executive produces with Kristos Andrews, who also stars as Sara's son, Peter Garrett.[21] From the beginning, the series has featured many notable American soap opera actors in its regular and guest cast.[20] In February 2011, Jim Romanovich of Associated Television International announced plans to repackage the series into 30-minute episodes and pitch it to cable networks and key local TV stations.[20] In 2011, Evans and her character Sara made a crossover appearance on the web series Pretty.[22]

In August 2013, Blip.tv was acquired by Maker Studios,[23] who later shut down the site and redirected it to Maker.tv on August 20, 2015.[24] The Bay is available for streaming in a limited capacity at thebaytheseries.com.

Broadcast

Premiering on September 15, 2010,[4][25] the first season included four "chapters" of four episodes each,[26] as well as an eight-episode Summer Special 2011 called Far From The Bay.[27][28] Season 2 premiered on October 27, 2011,[2][29] again comprising 16 episodes in four chapters,[30] as well as an eight-episode Thanksgiving Special called HoliBays,[31][32] and a five-episode Summer Special 2012 called Darkside of The Bay.[33][34] Season 3 premiered on December 5, 2013.[35] In September 2015, Martin announced eight new installments for a forthcoming season 4.[36]

Awards and recognition

The Bay won a 2015 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding New Approaches Drama Series.[21] Along with Martin and Andrews as executive producers, the winning team included Supervising Producer Nadine Aronson, Coordinating Producer Carol C. Hedgepeth and producers Anthony Aquilino, Braxton Davis, Devin DeVasquez, Mary Beth Evans, Celeste Fianna, Jade Harlow, Lilly Melgar, Ronn Moss, Eric Nelsen, Sainty Nelsen, Jared Safier, Derrell Whitt, Salvatore V. Zannino[21] The series was previously nominated in 2012 for Outstanding Special Class Short Format Daytime.[37]

To date, the series has won four Indie Series Awards,[38] and has been nominated for several more.[39][40][41][42] In December 2010, Martin was named by We Love Soaps as one of the 15 Most Fascinating People of 2010 for his work on the series.[43]

Year Award Category Result Ref
2011 2nd Indie Soap Awards Outstanding Directing (Gregori J. Martin) Won [38]
2011 2nd Indie Soap Awards Fan's Choice Award Won [38]
2011 2nd Indie Soap Awards
  • Outstanding Lead Actor (Camden Toy)
  • Outstanding Ensemble
  • Best Storyline ("Igor's revenge")
 Nominated [39]
2012 39th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Special Class Short Format - Daytime (Gregori J. Martin, Kristos Andrews and Derrell Whitt) Nominated [37]
2012 3rd Indie Soap Awards Best Crossover (Michael O'Leary - The Bay & Steamboat) Won [38]
2012 3rd Indie Soap Awards Fan's Choice Award Won [38]
2012 3rd Indie Soap Awards
  • Best Crossover (Mary Beth Evans - Pretty & The Bay)
  • Best Directing - Drama (Gregori J. Martin)
  • Best Supporting Actor - Drama (Nicolas Coster)
  • Best Supporting Actor -Drama (Derrell Whitt)
  • Best Ensemble - Drama
  • Best Guest Appearance - Drama (Anna Holbrook)
  • Best Guest Appearance - Drama (Ilene Kristen)
  • Best Breakout Performance (Kristos Andrews)
  • Best Cinematography (Matthias Schubert, Gareth Taylor and Andre Lomov)
 Nominated [40]
2014 5th Indie Series Awards
  • Best Ensemble - Drama
  • Best Makeup (Eric Kirker, Renonda Bray, Dre Lamparello and Anna Habrat)
 Nominated [41]
2015 42nd Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding New Approaches Drama Series (Gregori J. Martin, Kristos Andrews, Nadine Aronson, Carol C. Hedgepeth, Anthony Aquilino, Braxton Davis, Devin DeVasquez, Mary Beth Evans, Celeste Fianna, Jade Harlow, Lilly Melgar, Ronn Moss, Eric Nelsen, Sainty Nelsen, Jared Safier, Derrell Whitt, Salvatore V. Zannino) Won [21]
2015 6th Indie Series Awards
Nominated [42]

References

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  5. ^ a b c Giddens, Jamey (April 10, 2014). "Ronn Moss, Sean Kanan, Judi Evans and Patrika Darbo Join The Bay". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  6. ^ Kerr, Luke (April 4, 2012). "Rib Hillis, Terri Ivens and Massi Furlan go to The Darkside of the Bay". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  7. ^ a b Giddens, Jamey (July 28, 2011). "Anna Holbrook and Agim Kaba Guest in The Best Installment of Far From The Bay This Summer". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  8. ^ a b Giddens, Jamey (May 3, 2012). "Martha Madison is FIYA as Marly's Marriage Implodes on The Bay; Plus Fiona Hutchison Debuts as 'Mystery Woman'!". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
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  16. ^ Newcomb, Roger (July 13, 2010). "Marie Wilson Joins The Bay". We Love Soaps. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
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  23. ^ Maglio, Tony (September 6, 2013). "Maker Studios Acquires Web Series Developer and Distributor Blip". TheWrap. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
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